On Vacation!
I am off to Paris, France, actually, to compete in the Gay Games swimming events.
Bruce
Impulse Control Disorders + PD = A Bad Mix
Compulsive gambling. Persistent out-of-control shopping sprees. Hypersexuality. Chronic binge eating. These conditions, known as Impulse Control Disorders (ICD), occur for many Parkies, and it’s mostly based on what medicines they’re
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New Blog on the Block: Ping Pong Parkinson
There’s a new Parkinson’s website in town, and it’s called Ping Pong Parkinson. I’m part of this group, and I must say that learning ping-pong as an adult is stimulating,
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Back on a Bike
Thanks to the helpful encouragement and training expertise of my cycling friend, Bill Harwood, I got back on my road bike yesterday (for the first time in about five years),
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
The Orlando Sentinel recently ran a story about a young man with Parkinson’s (Todd Stewart, who works for the Sentinel). Todd pretty much kept his diagnosis a secret for six years.
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100 Haiku about Parkinson’s Disease
In April this year, the World Parkinson Congress held a haiku competition, in part to rev people up for next year’s Congress in Kyoto, Japan. Traditional haiku, as it’s known
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Six Years with Parkinson’s Disease: Status Update
In Honor of World Parkinson’s Day…. I live north of New York City, but most of my doctors are in Manhattan. When riding the train to Manhattan, I use the
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Spring Snow: The Acrostic Poem
Acrostic Poem So April arrived, and so did the snow, Pouring down on cars, trees, and home, but melting on the Roads almost immediately. It’s buried all the crocuses, under-
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Crocuses: The Acrostic Poem
Acrostic Poem Colors that Remind us winter’s practically Over, though there’s always the Chance that an April blizzard will Undermine our dream that the Parking Sun will smile benevolently, Even
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Parking Sunlight
We had a major snow storm yesterday that continued into the evening. This morning the tops of the trees across the street from our house were all alight with